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42 lines
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---
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title: Setting your default editor for GitHub Codespaces
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shortTitle: Set the default editor
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intro: '{% data reusables.codespaces.about-changing-default-editor %}'
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versions:
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fpt: '*'
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ghec: '*'
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redirect_from:
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- /codespaces/managing-your-codespaces/setting-your-default-editor-for-codespaces
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- /codespaces/customizing-your-codespace/setting-your-default-editor-for-codespaces
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topics:
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- Codespaces
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type: how_to
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---
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On the settings page, you can set your editor preference so that when you create a codespace, or open an existing codespace, it is opened in your choice of:
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* The {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %} desktop appliction
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* The {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %} web client
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* The JetBrains Gateway application
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If you want to use {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %} as your default editor for {% data variables.product.prodname_github_codespaces %}, you need to install {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %} and the {% data variables.product.prodname_github_codespaces %} extension for {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %}. For more information, see the [download page for {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %}](https://code.visualstudio.com/download/) and the [{% data variables.product.prodname_github_codespaces %} extension on the {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %} marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitHub.codespaces).
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If you want to work on a codespace in a JetBrains IDE you must install the JetBrains Gateway. For more information, see "[Using Codespaces in your JetBrains IDE](/codespaces/developing-in-codespaces/using-github-codespaces-in-your-jetbrains-ide)."
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## Setting your default editor
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{% data reusables.user-settings.access_settings %}
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{% data reusables.user-settings.codespaces-tab %}
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1. Under "Editor preference", select the option you want.
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* If you choose **{% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %}**, {% data variables.product.prodname_github_codespaces %} will automatically open in the desktop application when you next create or open a codespace.
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You may need to allow access to both your browser and {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %} for it to open successfully.<br><br>
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* If you choose **JetBrains Gateway**, the Gateway application will automatically open when you next create or open a codespace.
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The first time you open a codespace this way you must give permission to open the application.
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The Gateway application will open and the codespace will then be automatically selected. You can then choose a JetBrains IDE, if you have not previously done so, and click **Connect** to open the codespace in the JetBrains client. For more information, see "[Using Codespaces in your JetBrains IDE](/codespaces/developing-in-codespaces/using-github-codespaces-in-your-jetbrains-ide)."
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